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Director, Talent Acquisition
Inspire
Atlanta, Georgia
Full-Time
Competitive
HybridDirector
Job Description
The Director of Talent Acquisitionis responsible fordesigning and executing a forward-looking talent acquisition strategy that supports the growth and performance of a large, multi-brand restaurant organization. This role leads full-cycle recruiting acrossthe organization, ensuring the company attracts, hires, andretainshigh-quality talent at scale in a competitive labor market.Partneringclosely with senior business leaders and HR, the Directorsetsstrategyand ensures prioritization aligns with business needs, capacity, and enterprise workforce plans.
This leader builds and develops a high-performing TA team, leverages data and market insights to inform decisions, and ensures compliance with all employment laws. Success in this role requires a blend of strategic vision and operational excellence, with astrong-understandingof the unique talent dynamics within the restaurant industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Hiring Strategy & Demand Shaping
OwnTalent Acquisitionstrategy aligned to enterprise talent and workforce plans, ensuring the function delivers against hiring demand whileoperatingwithin approved headcount
Shape and sequence hiring demand in partnership with HRBPs, Finance, and business leaders; make prioritization and tradeoff decisions across competing hiring needs
Partner with Workforce Planning on headcount forecasting, position approvals, andexecutive leadershipstaffing governance
Team Leadership & Performance
Lead and developthe talent acquisition team,establishingclear expectations for intake rigor, requisition health, and candidate experience
Drive team performance through capacity planning, workload balancing, and aging requisition management; ensure stable recruiter workloads and reduced stalled searches
Oversee the calibration and development ofrecruitersacross all levels, ensuring title and scope alignment to the future-state operating model
Stakeholder Partnership & Escalation
Serve as final escalation point for complex or high-impact hiring issues, including executive-level intake, offer negotiations, and hiring manager disputes
Partner with Compensation, HRBPs, and hiring managers on role scoping, leveling, and competitive offer strategy
RepresentTalent Acquisition in executive-levelstaffing discussions, and cross-functional talent initiatives
Operational Excellence
Establish and enforce intake discipline, sourcing standards, and quality benchmarks acrossTalent Acquisition
Monitor, report on, and drive excellence in recruiting KPIs including time-to-fill, hiring quality, candidate experience, and requisition aging
Drive continuous improvement in recruiting workflows in partnership with TA Operations and Technology teams
Partner with the shared services model and TA Operations for sourcing support, scheduling, and candidate coordination to maximize recruiter capacity and efficiency
Agency & Vendor Management
Manage all recruitment agency relationships including vendor selection, performance management, and contract terms
Oversee agency invoice tracking, spend management, and dashboarding/metrics to ensure cost-effectiveness and ROI
Ensure agency usage aligns with the capacity model and is deployed strategically for hard-to-fill or surge hiring needs
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
4 Year Degree /Bachelor’s preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related Field
PreferbalyMBA orrelated graduate degree
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years leading corporate/professional recruiting teams
Experience managing recruiting functions supporting 400+ annual requisitions across multiple business functions
Multi-brand, high-growth, or complex matrixed organization; restaurant, hospitality, or consumer industries strongly preferred
Proven ability to influence senior leaders on hiring strategy,role design, and workforce prioritization
Executive-level communication, storytelling, and stakeholder influence
Capacity planning, demand forecasting, and > Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.
We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
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